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Married couple accused of assaulting 3 teen boys in suburban home

May 23, 2019 at 4:15 a.m.

A married couple have been charged with sexually assaulting three teenage boys in their northwest suburban home. Christopher Wheeler, 30, and Anthony Wheeler, 25, of Prospect Heights, each face multiple...

Ex-North Chicago cop sues, says he was harassed, then fired, for being Muslim

August 18, 2019 at 7:31 p.m.

A former suburban police officer has filed a federal lawsuit alleging he was fired after he complained that he was constantly harassed for practicing his Muslim faith. Ramtin Sabet, who...

Congressman calls for ‘transparent’ investigation of train derailment

May 23, 2019 at 4:12 a.m.

As officials sort out the logistics of removing 11 tank cars that derailed in Lake Forest Wednesday, a North Shore congressman called for a swift but thorough investigation of what...

Officials stand next to a derailed freight car near U.S. Highway 41 and Deerpath Road in Lake Forest on March 15, 2017.

Tankers that derailed in Lake Forest carried hazardous material: officials

May 23, 2019 at 3:00 p.m.

Federal officials are investigating what caused a freight train carrying hazardous material to derail early Wednesday in north suburban Lake Forest. No injuries were reported when the 11 tank cars...

Dozens took part in a rally advocating for transgender students outside Walter R. Sundling Junior High School on March 8, 2017.

Groups speak out for, against transgender students’ locker room access

May 23, 2019 at 4:10 a.m.

More than 100 people rallied outside a suburban school board meeting Wednesday night in support of transgender students' rights, while inside some community members sought to roll back the district's...

After two years, an investigation by federal education officials and an unprecedented finding thatPalatine-based Township High School District 211 violated federal law, administrators agreed to make the accommodation for a transgender student seeking to use of girls' locker room.

Trump reversal of Obama transgender rule puts landmark local case in limbo

May 23, 2019 at 4:09 a.m.

Long before the Trump administration announced it was pulling federal support for transgender students in schools, a Chicago-area teenager challenged a local district on locker room access and won a...

A new sticker is placed on the door at the ceremonial opening of a gender neutral bathroom at Hale High School in Seattle on May 17, 2016.

Local educators say transgender policies won’t change after Trump rollback

August 22, 2019 at 3:18 a.m.

The Trump administration announced late Wednesday it has rescinded a key Obama directive granting transgender students federal protections in public schools, though the impact in Illinois may not be as...

New hope of freedom for those given mandatory life sentences as juveniles

June 6, 2018 at 2:36 a.m.

Not long ago, Steven Hawthorne did something he dared not do for more than three decades: hang a calendar near the top bunk of his prison cell and begin counting...

Pub apologizes for ‘Build-A-Wall’ burger with Mexican toppings

May 23, 2019 at 4:00 a.m.

A suburban pub that announced a "Build-A-Wall" burger with "amazing Mexican" toppings has apologized and rescinded the offer after swift backlash. A notice on the Facebook page of Durty Nellie's...

Yasmin Haj, 17, center,and Jackelin Vargas, 17, to her right,march during the theWomen's March on Chicago on Jan. 21, 2017, the day after President Donald Trump's inauguration.

Thousands fill Loop after Women’s March rally in Chicago draws estimated 250,000

January 12, 2026 at 8:03 a.m.

An estimated quarter-million demonstrators poured into downtown on Saturday, so many that organizers of the Women's March on Chicago told the throngs that the event would only be a rally...

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